Boarding school for indigenous kids

Feb 28, 2013 , 1:52 PM by Vicki Kerrigan

Should kids from remote communities be sent to boarding school to ensure they get the best education possible?

It's a discussion Indigenous academic Marcia Langton wants to have - she says it's not a new or radical idea, but that it's something that should get more support because it would greatly improve Indigenous eductation

David Schinkfield is the Principal at Kormilda College in Darwin, where 220 kids from Indigenous communities go to school and board at the school. George Kypreos is a boarder at the school from the Tiwi Islands, George shares a little of his experience as a boarder and Principal Shinkfield talks about how the school helps student keep their cultural connections.